The man was furious , he roared , " You will regret this , you don't know who I am . Stay out of this matter ..... Leave me . "
" You talk too much . " , said Shawn as he kicked him in the back side of his knee .
And the man fell on his knees , right at the feet of his partner .
The woman gasped and took a few steps back as the man looked at her with glaring eyes .
Shawn held the man by his neck and forced him to look down .
" Apologize . " , he said .
The man tried to break free from his grip as he said mockingly , " You got to be kidding me ? You want me to apologize to this cheap woman ? Huh , let me tell you something , I purchased her just for a few thousand . You heard it , just for a few thousand . That is her worth .... a few thousand . Apologize to her , my foot . I am her owner . I can do anything to her ... "
He couldn't finish as he felt more pressure on his neck .
" At present , you are not in a position to own anyone . " , Shawn spoke , " So stop your barking and apologize . "
But the man still didn't give in . He glared at the woman and said through greeted teeth .
" You are having fun right ? Let's see , how long this happy feeling lasts . You must have forgotten , where you belonged to . I think , you are missing that filthy place . You b*tch , just wait , let me handle this man first , I will remind you your proper place . "
Enilese was shaking in anger . She just wanted to slap his dirty mouth shut .
Thankfully , she didn't have to do it . Shawn held the man by the collar and punched him right in the face . The man couldn't judge the weight of the punch and as a result he fell on the ground .
Right then , Enilese felt something . As if , a hazy image flashed in her mind .
She became slightly unsettled . She looked at the woman and couldn't help but gasp .
The woman had picked up the knife from the table and was holding it against her neck . Her eyes were blank as tears streamed down her cheeks . Her hand was shaking as she made her grip strong , on the knife .
It was exactly what Enilese saw , just now , in her mind .
The woman was about to slash her throat when Enilese shouted .
" Shawn , stop her ! "
The woman was closer to Shawn than to Enilese . So he with his quick reflexes , managed to stop her in time . The knife slightly grazed her skin as he held her hand .
Enilese rushed to them , she held the woman and said , " Are you crazy ! What were you doing ? Were you going to kill yourself for a dirty person like him ? "
The woman didn't reply , her blank eyes just stared into nothingness .
Shawn impatiently said , " I don't have much time , so I'll ask only once . Do you really want to die ? Should I leave your hand ? "
The woman neither said anything nor looked up . She continued to cry in silence .
Shawn sighed and said , " You know what , people like you should just die . " , with that , he left her hand .
" Shawn , what are you saying ? " , Enilese couldn't help but say .
" Am I saying anything wrong ? " , Shawn retorted , " People like her who have much luxury that they are so ready to surrender their life for a worthless bastard like him , should just die . It'd at least lessen the burden of the society a bit . "
The woman again tried to slash her throat but she couldn't do it , in the end she burst into tears .
After a moment , Shawn said again , " Hey woman , you're holding the knife in the wrong way . " she looked at him with her tear stricken eyes as he continued , " It should've been pointed towards him , not the other way around . "
After a while , when the woman finally settled down a bit Shawn dragged the man to her feet again and said .
" Don't kill yourself cause your life is miserable ..... rather return hundred times more misery to the person who made your life miserable . "
Enilese couldn't help but look at Shawn , eyes eyes gleaming with ' I chose the right man ' look .
On the other hand , the woman didn't hold back any longer , she looked at the man with extreme hatred and slapped him hard . The man roared and wanted to tear her apart but he couldn't break free from Shawn's grip . The woman slapped him a few more times before finally calming down .
The events afterwards went smoothly . One of the customers had called the police . The police arrived and settled the matter . They took the man into custody . They also asked the woman to come with them for further interrogation .
......
When Enilese and Shawn were finally leaving a group of four young girls was entering the shop .
One of them bumped into Shawn .
Enilese frowned slightly because there was enough space between them and those girls , so there was no chance of bumping into each other .
She looked at the girl who was still leaning against Shawn without any intention of maintaining her posture . Judging by her coquettish expression , it didn't look like she accidentally bumped into Shawn , rather it looked more like an intentional act .
On the other side , the woman blushed a little and apologized in a soft voice , " Oh , I'm so sorry . Are you okay ..... "
Her tone was so gentle that anybody would have been moved by her sweet apology .
But Shawn was in enough bad mood today , he had no patience for this drama . He pushed her away from himself and said rudely , " Stay at home if you haven't learnt how to walk properly . "
With that he left with Enilese following behind him .
The young girl stared at his retreating figure and said , " Wow , he is so cool . "
" Ces , are you okay ? " , one of her friends asked .
She blushed and said , " I guess not . I think , I'm struck by Cupid's arrow . "
" What are you saying ? " , another one asked with a frown .
She said , " I think , I am falling for this man . Oh ! he is so handsome and damn hot too . Just a bit rude but I can deal with that . "
" Come out of your delusion . That man is already taken . " , said her friend .
She rolled her eyes and said , " I don't care if he's with someone else . If I want him he has to be mine . "
Her friends were aware of her nature , so they shook their heads and said no more .
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Enilese and Shawn were walking side by side when Enilese suddenly said .
" Shawn , you seem so distant today . "
He raised his brows a little as he said , " Is it so ? "
She nodded a little .
" How ? , he asked .
" I don't know but your words , your tone and specially your eyes seem very aloof since the incident at the Rellar community , yesterday . "
" You are just overthinking . " , he said without much expression .
" I can sense that something is not right . " , she turned to him and said , " Shawn , what's wrong ? Why are you behaving this way ? "
He frowned a little and said , " I don't know what behaviour you are referring to but I'll just repeat my words , you are thinking too much . There's nothing like you are assuming . "
" Really ? Why do I sense otherwise ? And you believe it or not ... my senses are never wrong . "
Shawn let out a smile and said , " Right , it's my bad . I almost forgot about that gift of yours . "
A small frown appeared on her face as she said , " Gift ? "
" Yeah , gift of sensing things . " , he replied .
Enilese stared at him for a moment .
She stopped walking and asked , " You think , it's a gift ? "
Shawn stopped too , then he let out a small chuckle as he spoke , " Is it not , having visions of the upcoming events beforehand ? "
Enilese remained silent for a moment , then she started in a low voice , " Do you really think , it's a gift !? ... To know that something bad is going to happen to someone when I know very well that I cannot do anything to prevent it , how's that a gift ?! "
Shawn didn't speak as she continued , " Do you think , it's fun to have the same vision that someone is going to be hurt , again and again !? " , she shook her head as she said , " It's not . Rather , it's a torment . "
Both of them remained silent for a while before he finally spoke up .
" Why are you saying that you cannot prevent anything ? You just did . You saved the woman's life , at the coffeeshop . "
She shook her head as she said , " It's not like that . I saw , she was trying to take her life but I didn't see her actually doing it . So , I cannot say that I did anything to save her . "
She sat down at a roadside bench and sighed .
Silence fell between them again as none of them spoke for a while .
" Shawn . " , she finally said in a low voice , " You know what's most unsettling of everything !? " , she looked up at him and continued , " When the visions involve the people , I truly care about . "
Shawn stared deep into her eyes for a moment as he asked .
" So , did you ever have any nightmare about me ? "
She continued to look at him but didn't say anything . Fragments of that dreadful nightmare about Shawn started coming back to her .
Shawn interpreted her silence and said with a smile , " You did . "
Enilese nodded slightly as she looked down .
" Why didn't you tell me about it , then ? " , Shawn said again .
" I did . " , Enilese retorted , " I did tell you , Shawn . But you , like everyone else , said that it was nothing serious , nightmares are just nightmares . But I knew , better than anyone else that it was not just a nightmare . " , she looked into his eyes and continued , " If it were a mere nightmare I wouldn't have run so desperately to that burning park , that night . "
A light of realisation flashed in his eyes as he seemed to start remembering the events of that eventful night .
Enilese continued , " I saw that someone pushed you into the fire ..... and I had the same nightmare for more than a week . " , tears filled her eyes as she spoke , " And when I told you about it you said , everything was probably a coincidence . "
" Enilese . " , he said , " I am right in front of you . Nothing happened to me . So ..... "
She didn't let him complete as she said in a hoarse voice , " So ! It was just a coincidence , right ? "
Shawn remained silent as she continued .
" You were there , Shawn .... the park was burning ..... and two other people were also present there . Can you guarantee that they wouldn't have pushed you into the fire ? "
" Well I can guarantee that . " , he replied straightforwardly , " They are trusted people . They have no reason to kill me . "
She looked at him and said , " Are you really sure about that ? "
He nodded and replied , " I am . "
She remained silent for a moment and said , " Alright , what else can I say , after that ! "
Shawn chose to speak no more on the matter because he knew better than anyone else that she was not saying anything wrong . And that was what making him more skeptical about her .
He stared at her with sharp eyes for a moment before feigning a smile as he said , " Anyway , let's forget what happened in the past . Okay ? "
She nodded as he said again , " And if you ever have a nightmare about me again , do tell me about it . "
" What's the use ? " , said she , " You don't trust my words anyway . "
" Enilese , I said , I trust those men . But that doesn't mean I don't trust you . I believe your words . Whatever was going to happen to me that night , didn't happen for some reason . So don't be stressed about that anymore , alright ? "
She nodded .
After a moment he continued , " And next time , if you have a nightmare about me don't keep it to yourself and get frustrated because of it . Just tell me about it , I will be extra careful . Because , I really don't want to see you running to some unsafe situation , in the middle of the night , again . "
She pursed her lips and didn't say anything .
As he mentioned about it she couldn't help but recall her recent nightmares involving Shawn and that dark soul .
As she thought about it she became frustrated again .
She let out a sigh and muttered , " I am so tired of everything . I really can't take this anymore . "
" Why ? " , he said as he turned to her , " Is there any other nightmare or should I say other vision that has been bothering you ? "
Enilese remained silent as she sighed . There was no way , she could tell him about her recent nightmares .
After a moment , he said , " How should I interpret your silence ? " , he chuckled a little as he continued , " Is it about me again ? "
Enilese sighed as fragments of her nightmare flashed in her mind .
That dark soul's terrifying words ..... his menacing laughter ..... Shawn's cold eyes ... his disappearing figure ... She recalled the scenes as her heart filled with sudden coldness .
Her emotions towards that dark Soul have been very complicated and there was no denying of that fact .
She could never understand why she cannot bring herself to hate that dark soul though he was their enemy who had caused her so much loss .
Despite being well aware of the fact that the dark souls are the worst form of danger why doesn't she feel scared in the presence of that particular person , rather , why does she feel a sense of security when he's around ?
She never had any justified reason behind her thoughts and actions regarding that dark soul .
But that doesn't mean that she had feelings for him . It's the mystery about that dark soul that attracts her like a magnet .
At least , she believed it to be like that .
She looked at Shawn but remained silent .
There was not much expression on his face as always . He stared at her for some time before letting out a small smile .
" It seems , it's me again . " , he said in a deep voice .
Enilese averted her gaze as he spoke .
" So , what is it this time ? Am I dying again ? "
" Shawn , please . " , she said sternly .
He chuckled and said , " Come on , you already had a vision of me being pushed into the fire . What can be worse than that ! "
She closed her eyes before opening them again as she said , " Shawn , I don't want to talk about this . "
" It's okay . " , he said , " It'd happen anyway . So I don't think , knowing about it beforehand would make any difference . "
She sighed and said in a low voice , " I really wish , it's just a nightmare and not anything like those visions . I don't want it to happen . "
" But you can't do anything about it . You said it yourself . " , he said as she looked at him with helpless eyes .
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They had started walking again .
Enilese's mind was occupied with that dark soul's words , from her nightmare .
Though she doesn't want to think much of his words , at the same time she cannot neglect them completely either .
She was in deep thoughts when she felt someone's hand on her forehead , that stopped her from going forward .
She came to her senses as she heard Shawn's voice .
" Enilese , where are you going ? "
She looked at him blankly as he withdrew his hand from her forehead . Only then , she realised that she was standing right in front of a tree , it was just inches away from her , if Shawn didn't stop her she would have crashed into the tree right away .
" Are you planning to walk through the tree ? " , he said teasingly .
She became a bit flustered as she said , " Um..... I ... I didn't notice it . "
" What are you thinking so intensely ? " , he asked .
" Um .... nothing special . " , she replied .
Neither of them spoke as they continued walking .
After some time , Enilese suddenly said , " Shawn , can I ask you something ? "
He nodded as she continued after taking some time , " What do you think ? Is it wrong to have feeling for two persons at the same time ? "
" Do you have feelings for someone else ? " , he asked almost automatically .
Enilese choked on air and started coughing at the sudden question .
After calming down a bit , she gazed at him and spoke , " Shawn , I just asked a question . It doesn't have to be associated with me . "
" It can't be so sudden . " , he said looking at her .
" Just answer . " , she said .
" Of course , it's not wrong . "
" Not wrong ? "
He continued , " Why would it be wrong ? Just because a person is in a relationship that doesn't mean he or she can't like someone else . And it's very natural that people would be attracted to others , would like their qualities , their personalities . "
She looked at him as he went on , " And everything changes with the course of time , the people .... their emotions .... the person , they have loved ..... literally , nothing remains the same . Then why can't their feelings change too ? "
Silence fell between them . Shawn was always a man of few words . He never talked much . But whenever he spoke , as Enilese had noticed , his words held much depth that it always induced her into deep thinking .
After a while , Enilese spoke .
" It's that simple ? "
" It is that simple . " , Shawn emphasized .
" Okay then , tell me something . " , she took some time before continuing , " Whatever the reason might be , at present you are with me . " , she spoke maintaining the eye contact with him , " In future , if you fall for someone , what would you do ? "
He thought for a moment .
" I can't say for sure . " , he said without much thought , she frowned at him slightly as he continued , " Because , neither you nor I can guarantee that in future things between us will be same as today . " , he stopped for a moment before continuing , " And again , falling for someone and wanting to be with that person are two different things . One may fall in love with someone but that doesn't mean , he must give up on his existing relationship . " , she understood what he tried to say but somewhere she wasn't satisfied with his reply .
" But everything apart ..... " , he said looking at her with straight really feel that it is not about me , is it ?
Enilese let out a small sigh and spoke without looking at him , " Then , what if I fall for someone else ?... How would you react ? "
" Why would I react ? It'd be your decision regarding what to do or whom to choose . And don't worry , I won't mind if you choose someone else . "
As he spoke , she couldn't help but remember her nightmare as the image of Shawn walking away with an aloof expression in his eyes suddenly flashed before her eyes .
Enilese was listening in silence but she couldn't take it anymore .
She shouted , " Why do you have to be so liberal ? " , Shawn got surprised at her sudden outburst , he looked at her as she continued , " Why do you have to accept everything so easily , Shawn ? Can't you just say that you will feel bad , that you will not like it ! , she stopped for a moment and said again , " You really won't mind if I walk away ? "
Shawn let out a sigh and said , " Somethings are not meant to be forced and we should not try to force them either . "
Enilese looked away , she was clearly upset with his words .
After a moment of silence , Shawn said again , with a hint of smile in his eyes , " But I am really curious . Why did you suddenly bring this topic and also got so riled up about it ? Have you really fallen for someone ? "
" No I haven't . " , she retorted , she took a moment before continuing , " And even if I ever fall for someone else ..... I won't be in a dilemma . " , her voice quivered a little as she spoke , " Because for me ..... it'll always be you . "
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Soon it was the stop , they were to part ways from .
Enilese walked on to her respective direction while Shawn watch her leave .
As he stared at her retreating figure he muttered , " It seems , love has made you too blind to see things in clear light . I hope , it doesn't turn out to be your deepest regret , someday . "
When she was no longer in his sight , finally did he turn around and start walking .